I’m none more happy than you and many that Omar, Jerry, and Warthen remain in place, but that does not invalidate Jeff Wilpon’s “unacceptable.” It means Mets are giving the three one more chance to get it right, not unlike bosses and companies who put certain employees on probation with clear message of admonishment but also opportunity to make right.

Clearly the Mets have history of GM and managerial firings, so to imply that “unacceptable” lacks teeth given Minaya and Manual escape with their jobs, ignores history, does it not? Omar and Manual know this is no bluff, and many of us – myself included – would gladly show them the exit.

As for repeatedly mentioning high payroll, I’ll add further to what others have already opined – it’s not boasting, but rather the continued necessity to refute the baloney spread in the media that Mets payroll would take steep hit courtesy of Bernie Madoff”s disgraceful behavior.

wilpon is willing to spend, but only up to a point, and then regardless of how much a marginal investment would help the team, he doesn’t go for it

While no team could have survived the injuries this year….and the Mets were considered legitimate title contenders, let’s fire Omar….we need our pound of flesh. If I’m not mistaken, 2 Mets farmhands helped the Twins win yesterday and Reyes, Wright, Pagan, Parnell, Pelfrey, Niese, Evans, Murphy, Thole, Martinez, etc, somehow made it through the perpetually bankrupt Mets farm system. Mets had no depth to replace the injured, Lets fire Omar. While handled poorly, Rubin was knowingly not being honest about Mets prospects and was clearly “piling on” as many others are now doing. Lets fire Omar.
The Mets are a #2 pitcher and a 1B/LF away from contending next year and if Pelf and Maine pitch even close to what they are capable of…we could be very good.
Lets fire Omar.

Nail meet hammer. You are exactly correct. If I may add – the one-year plan is based on the needs from the prior year.

yes, they should’ve fired Manuel and Warthen. However, at this point there is nothing they can do for a month until the World Series ends. So talk is all we got.

I hope all the talk of ‘highest’ payroll is their way of saying that they will spend money, and will be competitive for Matt Holliday or whoever. It’s better than hearing cliches about spending wisely.

Manuel is a bad manager, but the Mets are a good enough team that with a couple of the ‘correct’ offseason moves it won’t matter how many outs Manuel gives away with bunts.

Two things. 1) As has been said above, the Wilpons are sensitive to being called things like “Freddie Coupon” for so many years, they want to make sure that people know this is not the result of being cheap. they are also indicating that they will continue to have one of the highest payrolls, so despite what we’ve heard about budget slashing, they are asserting that that won’t happen. (we’ll see)

2) For weeks, ad nauseum you have indicated that as long as the Mets determine that Jerry and Omar are the ones to best lead them through a plan, you’re fine, and if they don’t think they’re the guys, get new ones. So even if the results were “unacceptable” they’ve obviously decided that Jerry and Omar are the guys to lead them to “acceptable” results.

You had such poise when saying that you didn’t care who were the right men, but now that they’ve selected them, you don’t get it?